Fiuu warns AI shopping raises payment permission questions
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Du partners with Sapia.ai on AI recruitment interviews
The rollout could speed up screening for high-volume roles, with 87% of candidates completing the interview and 95% finding the feedback useful.
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Crypto scam losses in Singapore fell 43% as police and Coinbase teamed up to identify more than 720 potential victims and stop S$18.9 million in losses.
ITSEC Asia signs Côte d'Ivoire security partnership
The pact gives public institutions and critical infrastructure operators in Côte d'Ivoire access to locally run security operations as cyber risk rises.
Zero Gravity to set up Singapore headquarters with S$20m
The move will fund local hiring, university research and sports AI projects as the decentralised AI firm makes Singapore its global base over five years.
CelcomDigi launches refreshed roaming passes from RM10
Travellers can now pre-book cheaper overseas data as the operator rolls out refreshed roaming passes from RM10 across up to 95 destinations.
Singapore startups capture 91% of SEA venture funding
The city-state's dominance deepened as Southeast Asian startup funding tripled to USD $10.7 billion, according to Founders Forum Group and Dealroom.
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AI is pushing software teams into higher-value roles, with GitHub saying developers are moving from coding to orchestration and business alignment.
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AI, data analytics driving FPT's strong APAC growth
Enterprises across APAC are moving from AI trials to deployment, boosting demand for FPT's data-led transformation services.
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Most mission-driven boards are still using AI sparingly, leaving oversight and strategy lagging behind spending plans as funding pressures mount.
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The model is being pitched at coding, finance and security teams after Google said it sped up engineering work and helped patch serious flaws.
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The findings could sway regulated firms seeking cheaper, more controllable AI, after orchestrated small models beat several larger systems on enterprise tasks.
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Reco raises USD $55 million as AI agent security grows
Backers are betting that enterprise AI oversight will need sharper tools, as the security software company brings total funding to USD $140 million.
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DXC partners LangChain to govern enterprise AI agents
Concerns over control and compliance are driving uptake as DXC says its AI operations platform already serves 67 customers and is scaling to 125 environments.
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Airrived named leader in IDC MarketScape for AI SOC
The recognition may boost Airrived's visibility as security teams seek AI tools that can cut alert backlogs without losing human oversight.
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Oracle launches Fusion Claw for autonomous business tasks
Businesses can now delegate more complex finance, HR and supply chain work to governed AI, as Oracle expands its agentic software suite to 75 applications.
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